Former Gov. Doug Burgum will divest interests in multiple companies as he is set to lead the Interior Department, but retain some other interests, per an ethics agreement.

Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and businessman is President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Interior. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thurs., Jan 16, 2025.

Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum told a Senate panel the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs.

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong unveiled a plan Tuesday that aims to eliminate property taxes for most homeowners within a decade. In his first State of the State address, the Republican also signaled support for education savings accounts and public charter schools,

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota could become the first state to eventually end property taxes on people’s homes under a proposal from the state’s new governor that combines conservative ...

Burgum has taken a business-oriented bent as governor of North Dakota, where agriculture and ... He campaigned on priorities of energy, economy and national security, but dropped out after his ...

Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

By John Haughey Contributing Writer  Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum told key senators on Thursday that he’d be aggressive in opening public lands to oil and gas development in efforts to reverse an imbalance in federal leasing policy he said is short-circuiting the nation’s capacity to produce the base-load electricity needed to win “the AI race with China.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s advancement to the cusp of confirmation as a Trump cabinet secretary probably surprised some people who thought her career ended nine months ago with a notoriously disastrous book release.

President Joe Biden, who will leave office this month, used the act to designate Avi Kwa Ame in Southern Nevada, a more than 500,000-acre site considered holy to Yuman-speaking Native American tribes. He added two more national monuments in California this week, Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument.

There are other Cabinet-rank positions, such as director of national intelligence and ambassador to the United Nations, that vary by the administration. All of these positions require Senate confirmation. The vice president and White House chief of staff ...